Sleep cycle starts with NREM and ends with REM. The average cycle is 90 min long, but can be as long as 110 min. |
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I'm about to attempt my first WILD and I'm having trouble figuring out my REM cycle. For this purpose I go to sleep at 10.30, and I know wake up at 2.30 after a dream and then again at 6.30 after a dream. I'm planning on using the 6.30 cycle to attempt it in, but I don't know when it starts exactly. This far in how long would a rem cycle be exactly? Should I be waking up around quarter to 6? Any help would be greatly appreciated. |
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Cut your eyes wide open.
Sleep cycle starts with NREM and ends with REM. The average cycle is 90 min long, but can be as long as 110 min. |
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Hm, alright. I didn't realise that REM would continue almost immediately after that. It doesn't help that I usually have to get out of bed at 6:45, but I can make do. I had an unsuccessful attempt last night, but I won't be discouraged! Thank you! |
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Cut your eyes wide open.
Set your alarm sooner, lets say 5:45, or 6, do a short WBTB and you can still try. |
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gab, so say if i go to sleep at 1 am, and set my alarm for 5:45 am would that work ? ive only had one LD so i want to try a WILD |
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1 LUCID DREAM SO FAR.....MANY MORE TO GO
5:30 - 5:45 But this is not cast in stone. The time can be different, since your cycle can be of different length. Experimentation is the key, or trying after 7-8hrs of sleep, or during nap, if you can afford it. |
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How exactly do you do a WBTB if you aren't supposed to use an alarm clock? |
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Cut your eyes wide open.
You can use an alarm clock. But other methods are preferred. |
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Though Gab's answer was pretty much perfect, I had a couple more thoughts: |
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Okay, so is NREM the non-dream part of sleep? Is it possible to enter NREM through WILD or is the point to get relaxed before REM kicks in? If it's possible, does the lucidity transition to REM? |
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NREM is when we also dream, but these dreams are not the ones we are after. They tend to be short, foggy, and not very good LD material. But I would say yes, it's possible to have a Lucid NREM dream. |
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^^ Once again, I can only tag-team Gab's excellent response with another thought: |
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Last edited by Sageous; 05-25-2013 at 07:04 PM.
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